From 572fc81d21b26d856dd3c2cc366b7452a4ed16e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jay Soffian Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:24:38 -0500 Subject: doc: documentation update for the branch track changes Documents the branch.autosetupmerge=always setting and usage of --track when branching from a local branch. Signed-off-by: Jay Soffian Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 877eda9..f5994bd 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -330,10 +330,14 @@ apply.whitespace:: branch.autosetupmerge:: Tells `git-branch` and `git-checkout` to setup new branches - so that linkgit:git-pull[1] will appropriately merge from that - remote branch. Note that even if this option is not set, + so that linkgit:git-pull[1] will appropriately merge from the + starting point branch. Note that even if this option is not set, this behavior can be chosen per-branch using the `--track` - and `--no-track` options. This option defaults to false. + and `--no-track` options. The valid settings are: `false` -- no + automatic setup is done; `true` -- automatic setup is done when the + starting point is a remote branch; `always` -- automatic setup is + done when the starting point is either a local branch or remote + branch. This option defaults to true. branch..remote:: When in branch , it tells `git fetch` which remote to fetch. diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt index f920c04..6f07a17 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt @@ -34,12 +34,11 @@ Note that this will create the new branch, but it will not switch the working tree to it; use "git checkout " to switch to the new branch. -When a local branch is started off a remote branch, git can setup the -branch so that linkgit:git-pull[1] will appropriately merge from that -remote branch. If this behavior is desired, it is possible to make it -the default using the global `branch.autosetupmerge` configuration -flag. Otherwise, it can be chosen per-branch using the `--track` -and `--no-track` options. +When a local branch is started off a remote branch, git sets up the +branch so that linkgit:git-pull[1] will appropriately merge from +the remote branch. This behavior may be changed via the global +`branch.autosetupmerge` configuration flag. That setting can be +overridden by using the `--track` and `--no-track` options. With a '-m' or '-M' option, will be renamed to . If had a corresponding reflog, it is renamed to match @@ -105,19 +104,19 @@ OPTIONS Display the full sha1s in output listing rather than abbreviating them. --track:: - Set up configuration so that git-pull will automatically - retrieve data from the remote branch. Use this if you always - pull from the same remote branch into the new branch, or if you - don't want to use "git pull " explicitly. Set the - branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable to true if you - want git-checkout and git-branch to always behave as if - '--track' were given. + When creating a new branch, set up configuration so that git-pull + will automatically retrieve data from the start point, which must be + a branch. Use this if you always pull from the same upstream branch + into the new branch, and if you don't want to use "git pull + " explicitly. This behavior is the default + when the start point is a remote branch. Set the + branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable to `false` if you want + git-checkout and git-branch to always behave as if '--no-track' were + given. Set it to `always` if you want this behavior when the + start-point is either a local or remote branch. --no-track:: - When a branch is created off a remote branch, - set up configuration so that git-pull will not retrieve data - from the remote branch, ignoring the branch.autosetupmerge - configuration variable. + Ignore the branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable. :: The name of the branch to create or delete. diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt index 584359f..4014e72 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt @@ -48,20 +48,19 @@ OPTIONS may restrict the characters allowed in a branch name. --track:: - When -b is given and a branch is created off a remote branch, - set up configuration so that git-pull will automatically - retrieve data from the remote branch. Use this if you always - pull from the same remote branch into the new branch, or if you - don't want to use "git pull " explicitly. Set the - branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable to true if you - want git-checkout and git-branch to always behave as if - '--track' were given. + When creating a new branch, set up configuration so that git-pull + will automatically retrieve data from the start point, which must be + a branch. Use this if you always pull from the same upstream branch + into the new branch, and if you don't want to use "git pull + " explicitly. This behavior is the default + when the start point is a remote branch. Set the + branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable to `false` if you want + git-checkout and git-branch to always behave as if '--no-track' were + given. Set it to `always` if you want this behavior when the + start-point is either a local or remote branch. --no-track:: - When -b is given and a branch is created off a remote branch, - set up configuration so that git-pull will not retrieve data - from the remote branch, ignoring the branch.autosetupmerge - configuration variable. + Ignore the branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable. -l:: Create the new branch's reflog. This activates recording of -- cgit v0.10.2-6-g49f6